Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 10 - 19, 2022
(8) Anders Mol/Christian Sorum, Norway
 
Anders Berntsen Mol
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 2, 1997 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Stord, Hordaland
Resides: Strandvik
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 64
Career Wins: 23
Career Winnings: US$706,384.94
Christian Sandlie Sørum
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 3, 1995 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Oslo
Resides: Fjerdingby
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 80
Career Wins: 22
Career Winnings: US$714,781.89
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB5522660906321 US$1,394,500.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019 Christian Sorum - 3rd Anders Mol - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 6 13 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 6 1 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 3/23-27/2022 Rosarito Elite 16 2 3 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 10/6-10/2021 World Tour Finals - Italy 3 1 0 US$150,000.00
FIVB 7/24-8/7/2021 Tokyo Olympic Games 1 1 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2021 Gstaad 4 Star 1 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 2 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2021 Sochi 4 Star 2 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 1 1 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 1 1 800 US$20,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/11/2022 Pool H Davide Benzi / Carlo Bonifazi, Italy (41) Won 21-11, 21-10 0:31
Sun, 6/12/2022 Pool H Leon Luini / Ruben Penninga, Netherlands (32) Won 21-10, 21-17 0:32
Mon, 6/13/2022 Pool H Noe Aravena / Vicente Droguett, Chile (17) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:36
Wed, 6/15/2022 Winner 1 Stefan Boermans / Matthew Immers, Netherlands (7) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 6/16/2022 Winner 2 Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (16) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
Fri, 6/17/2022 Winner 3 Guto Carvalhaes / Alison Cerutti, Brazil (13) Won 23-21, 21-13 0:45
Sat, 6/18/2022 Semi-Finals Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (5) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Sun, 6/19/2022 Gold Medal Vitor Felipe / Renato Lima, Brazil (12) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019Hamburg Christian Sorum - 3rd Anders Mol - 3rd
2023Tlaxcala Christian Sorum - 5th Anders Mol - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 1 3 1280 US$35,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 8 1 1600 US$60,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 1 5 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 49-16
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 2-0
10/6/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Mol/Sorum 3 Carambula/Rossi 9 21-19, 21-10 0:34
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Carambula/Rossi 18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 2 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-0
3/27/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 2 Bryl/Losiak 8 12-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
Series tied with # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 7-7
5/28/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-18, 21-17 0:39
5/26/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool C Mol/Sorum 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 19-21, 21-15, 18-16 0:53
3/26/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Mol/Sorum 2 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:48
3/24/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Mol/Sorum 2 21-17, 21-16 0:38
10/7/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Mol/Sorum 3 21-19, 23-25, 24-22 1:04
8/1/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-17, 21-19 0:39
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-17, 21-17 0:35
7/13/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 21 21-17, 21-15 0:34
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 17 21-14, 21-23, 28-26 0:58
8/17/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Mol/Sorum 2 17-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:53
8/5/18FIVBVienna Major Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 21-18, 21-18 0:42
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Mol/Sorum 14 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Mol/Sorum 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:46
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Mol/Sorum 9 21-17, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 4 Samba/Tijan, Qatar 4-2
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Mol/Sorum 3 Samba/Tijan 2 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:53
4/26/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Samba/Tijan 10 21-18, 21-18 0:44
4/20/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Samba/Tijan 17 21-19, 22-20 0:42
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Samba/Tijan 18 21-14, 21-10 0:30
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 8 Mol/Sorum 19 18-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:50
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool H Samba/Tijan 8 Mol/Sorum 9 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 3-1
6/18/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 8 Loyola/Wanderley 5 21-14, 21-18 0:40
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool C Loyola/Wanderley 3 Mol/Sorum 6 By Forfeit  
5/28/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 6 Loyola/Wanderley 4 21-15, 21-16 0:35
3/26/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 2 Loyola/Wanderley 3 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 1:00
Lead the series against # 6 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 5-1
5/29/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 6 Perusic/Schweiner 1 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:57
10/10/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 3 Perusic/Schweiner 5 22-20, 23-21 0:43
4/19/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Perusic/Schweiner 10 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:48
6/2/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Perusic/Schweiner 8 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Perusic/Schweiner 18 21-18, 21-16 0:37
9/8/17FIVBMontpellier One Star Winner 2 Perusic/Schweiner 8 Mol/Sorum 1 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Boermans/Immers, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 8 Boermans/Immers 7 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 18 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Bourne/Crabb, United States 7-0
3/24/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Bourne/Crabb 10 21-18, 21-18 0:40
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Bourne/Crabb 19, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Bourne/Crabb 7 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
7/7/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Bourne/Crabb 13 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:02
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Bourne/Crabb 7 21-15, 21-15 0:32
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Bourne/Crabb 17 21-14, 21-17 0:30
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 2 Bourne/Crabb 19, Q1 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-0
6/19/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 8 Felipe/Lima 12 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Carvalhaes/Cerutti, Brazil 1-0
6/17/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 8 Carvalhaes/Cerutti 13 23-21, 21-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 14 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 15, Q7 20-22, 27-25, 15-7 0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Seidl/Waller, Austria 2-1
6/16/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 8 Seidl/Waller 16 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
6/2/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool C Seidl/Waller 14, Q2 Mol/Sorum 6 19-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:48
5/26/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool C Mol/Sorum 6 Seidl/Waller 14, Q4 21-17, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 1-0
6/13/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Mol/Sorum 8 Aravena/Droguett 17 21-13, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 32 21-18, 21-10 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Brunner/Schalk, United States 1-0
5/27/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool C Mol/Sorum 6 Brunner/Schalk 11 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 21 Mol/Sorum 2 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:46
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 25-23, 21-17 0:38
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool E Mol/Sorum 21, Q3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against # 22 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 0-1
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool C Nolvak/Tiisaar 11 Mol/Sorum 6 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 31 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
7/26/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-17, 24-22 0:47
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 Mol/Sorum 1 18-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:48
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-14, 21-15 0:28
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 15 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
6/12/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Mol/Sorum 8 Luini/Penninga 32 21-10, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 41 Benzi/Bonifazi, Italy 1-0
6/11/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Mol/Sorum 8 Benzi/Bonifazi 41 21-11, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # 42 Ha/Wu, China 1-0
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 1 Ha/Wu 19, Q8 21-19, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 47 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
10/9/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:48
6/5/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 13 Mol/Sorum 2 21-17, 21-18 0:38
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 16 21-18, 21-16 0:39